This is from one of my textbooks:
- This spirit of sexual repression made its way to North America, where a clergyman in New York City preached enthusiastically against the dangerous effects of "excessive" sexual activity. Sylvester Graham believed that men younger than 30 were not fit enough to have sexual intercourse without exhausting physical consequences and that married couples should avoid having sex more than once every 3 years. Graham believed that certain foods unduly stimulated the digestive tract and led to sexual arousal. If cheeses, milk, and eggs were eliminated, along with meats and spicy foods, and replaced with bland grain crackers (which incidentally became known as "Graham crackers") then women and men would regain control over their sexual urges. Interestingly, Dr. John Kellogg (founder of Kellogg cereals) developed corn flakes as an alternative to Graham crackers.
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3 comments:
How do people think this stuff up?
That is hilarious. If I told that to Brad he might never eat one again, or just not let me eat any.
ok, so why didn't he write a paper about not having sex every 3 years instead of making graham crackers-i'd be a much happier person-the less sex the better!!
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